π§ A Calm System Check (with a hint of panic)
π 2026-03-12 16:08
π Welcome
[sava@server] in ~ $ echo "Hello, $(whoami)"
[sava@server] in ~ $ echo "Today is $(date)"
[sava@server] in ~ $ echo "Where am I?"
[sava@server] in ~ $ hostname
π° Step 1: Uptime Check
[sava@server] in ~ $ echo "Checking uptime, hope nothing exploded..."
[sava@server] in ~ $ uptime
πΎ Step 2: Disk Space
[sava@server] in ~ $ echo "Disk space - fingers crossed"
[sava@server] in ~ $ df -h
[sava@server] in ~ $ du -sh /* 2>/dev/null | sort -h | tail -n 10
π§ Step 3: Memory
[sava@server] in ~ $ echo "Memory status - don't make me kill something"
[sava@server] in ~ $ free -h
[sava@server] in ~ $ cat /proc/meminfo | head -n 10
π Step 4: Network
[sava@server] in ~ $ echo "Network interfaces - is it alive?"
[sava@server] in ~ $ ip a
[sava@server] in ~ $ ping -c 2 8.8.8.8
[sava@server] in ~ $ ss -tuln
π³ Step 5: Docker Containers
[sava@server] in ~ $ echo "Docker containers I hope I remember"
[sava@server] in ~ $ docker ps
π¨ Docker Panic
[sava@server] in ~ $ echo "Wait... why is random_container_that_might_break running?!"
[sava@server] in ~ $ docker ps -a | grep random_container_that_might_break
[sava@server] in ~ $ docker stop random_container_that_might_break
[sava@server] in ~ $ docker rm random_container_that_might_break
[sava@server] in ~ $ echo "Crisis averted⦠probably"
π Step 6: Services
[sava@server] in ~ $ echo "Checking systemctl... someone check systemctl"
[sava@server] in ~ $ systemctl list-units --type=service --state=running | head -n 20
[sava@server] in ~ $ systemctl --failed || echo "All fine, probably"
π Step 7: Logs
[sava@server] in ~ $ echo "Logs - spooky but necessary"
[sava@server] in ~ $ journalctl -p 3 -xb | tail -n 20
[sava@server] in ~ $ tail -n 20 /var/log/syslog
[sava@server] in ~ $ grep -i error /var/log/* 2>/dev/null | tail -n 10 || echo "No errors, liar"
π Step 8: Fun Curiosity
[sava@server] in ~ $ echo "Curious commands for fun"
[sava@server] in ~ $ who
[sava@server] in ~ $ why
[sava@server] in ~ $ last -n 5
π¬ Step 9: Paranoia Checks
[sava@server] in ~ $ echo "Miscellaneous paranoia"
[sava@server] in ~ $ ps aux | grep coffee || echo "No coffee process, proceed cautiously"
[sava@server] in ~ $ ls -lah ~/weird_stuff || echo "Nothing too weird"
[sava@server] in ~ $ find /tmp -type f -mtime -1 || echo "Tmp files still behaving"
π Step 10: Exit Gracefully
[sava@server] in ~ $ echo "All systems calm(ish)"
[sava@server] in ~ $ history | tail -n 15 (not the browser history, ok?)
[sava@server] in ~ $ exit